TPB might change owner — Yes, it's true. News reached the press today in Sweden - The Pirate Bay might get aquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB. A lot of people are worried. We're not and you shouldn't be either! TPB is being sold for a great bit underneath it's value if the money would be the interesting part.

The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company, Goes Legal — Software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) says it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay and file-sharing technology company Peerialism. GGF claims to have the biggest network of internet cafés and gaming centers in the world.

Firefox 3.5: The Technologizer Review — Was it really fewer than five years ago that Firefox 1.0 debuted? Its arrival ended the dismal period in which only one browser-Microsoft's mediocre Internet Explorer-seemed to be viable. With Firefox, Mozilla proved that millions of people were itching to adopt a better browser.

With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers — A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its other competitors. — Even as Internet Explorer's market share has slipped …

Beijing Delays Rule on Software Censor — BEIJING — Facing strong resistance at home and abroad, China on Tuesday delayed enforcement of a new rule requiring manufacturers to pre-install Internet filtering software on all new computers. — The delay by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology …

The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It? — Disclosure: I have not bought an iPhone 3GS — I'm still unsure if I will. Apple gave me a review unit to play with for 60 days. — I've had the new iPhone 3GS for a little over a week now. Using it day-to-day over the course of that time, I have a pretty good feel for it.

Flickr adds direct-to-Twitter publishing — What took them so long? Flickr now has a built-in feature that lets members tweet their photos. “You can upload directly to Flickr and Twitter simultaneously, or tweet a photo already on Flickr, using a special short Flic.kr URL,” says the company's FAQ.

Can Open Government Be Gamed? — If information is power, the first step to gaining power is to get the right data. The Obama administration is a big proponent of opening up government data and making it digitally available. Today at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City …

Blackberry Tour to launch on Verizon Wireless on July 12th — If you've been biting your nails off anticipating the launch of the Blackberry Tour, you probably want to visit a psychiatrist ASAP. But you can also be happy to know that Verizon Wireless just announced that they'll be releasing the Tour on July 12th.

Twitter-Addled CNN Refers to Tweets as a ‘Source’ — Everyone's coverage of the uprising in Iran has been Twitter-centric, for obvious reasons. But CNN, in an apparent attempt to look like they have real, non-Twitter newsgathering capabilities, has been regurgitating Twitter posts and attributing them to unnamed “sources.”

Survey: a new name for Office Web Apps, coming soon? — When we last came across a Microsoft Site Survey, it correctly gave us the new name for Morro - “Microsoft Security Essentials”, and we're really beginning to like this new pipeline of information. In a new survey, Microsoft asks …

Michael Jackson Draws Record Traffic to TMZ — TMZ was the first to break the news about Michael Jackson's death last Thursday and scooped all of the major news outlets. As a result, traffic to TMZ reached a 3 year high, with visits increasing 5x in volume from the previous day.

Digg: Dupe Detection Updates Are Here — After much anticipation, we are finally releasing several major updates to our dupe detection technology and content submission process that should go a long way in eliminating duplicate submissions. — To better understand the nature of the problem …

Microsoft to charge Europeans double for Windows 7 — Prices new OS at 41% to 100% more than in the U.S., but leaves out browser — Computerworld - European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to U.S. users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe, according to Microsoft.

Maine: A MacBook for each student in grades 7-12 — Maine is extending an existing Apple notebook purchase program to high-school students. — Apple has been working with the state since 2002 to provide middle school students with notebook computers. With the expansion …

GPS and Wi-Fi Positioning Coming to the Mini 10 — With the recent buzz around the forthcoming TomTom navigation app for the iPhone and recent report that demand for GPS devices is expected to grow steadily over the next few years, there's no question that there's a lot of interest in the technology.

Juniper Networks Gags “ATM Jackpot” Researcher — Security and networking company Juniper yields to ATM vendor pressure... RISKY.BIZ EXCLUSIVE — A demonstration in which security researcher Barnaby Jack would “jackpot” an ATM live on stage at the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas has been pulled by his employer.

Motorola's New Smartphones: Sales, Not ‘Dazzle’ — Handsets based on the Google-backed Android operating system may lack Razr's flair, but analysts look for success at the market's mid-to-low end — Motorola (MOT) has yet to unveil its new lineup of phones based on the Android operating system …

Palm Pre Sales Topped 300,000 In June, Analyst Says — Channel checks suggest Palm (PALM) Pre sales into the channel in June were above 300,000 units, according to Charter Equity Research analyst Ed Snyder, plus an estimated 70,000 in May. Snyder contends that the company has yet to catch up with demand.

$6 Million For Sense Networks? Makes Sense. — Intel Capital has led a Series B funding round in Sense Networks, a NY-based developer of nifty machine-learning technology that allows for digital indexing and ranking of real world locations based on movement data.